Maryann Simko (Taisha Abelar) Quotes
Only a minute to minute relentless struggle can balance one's natural but stupefying insistence to remain unchanged.
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To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art.
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We constantly abuse and defend a woman's prerogative to change her mind.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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I went to Japan and I lived there. I lived in Mexico for a year. I went to Europe. I lived in Canada.
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I love people, and the hustle.
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The whites come to applaud a Negro performer just like the colored do. When you've got the respect of white and colored, you can ease a lot of things.
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No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil.
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I had an amazing childhood.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
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In the beginning, I was so chintzy I really didn't pay my employees well.
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How you manage change can make all the difference.
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I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
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I love music. I still play cello a few times a week.
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I love being in a courtroom.
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Death is the beginning of something.
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Spike Lee gave me the greatest reaction to the fact that I was this athlete-meets-artist, because I think he saw that I was different. I learned that oftentimes, Spike directs in a sense that he might just stare at you and look at you in a telepathic way of communicating.
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I actually felt like I was starting a new career as a news reporter while playing in 'Pinocchio.'
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Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit establishes a "power base for the enemy," that is, a stronghold.
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For me growing up, I had a Christian upbringing, and I just noticed this Catholic influence in school.
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I've tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed.
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We've got to start worrying about America. And if we don't start dealing with the debt we have and the deficit spending we have in Washington, politics doesn't matter, because the American people do realize that they have to balance their budgets.
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I tried piano, acting, and a bunch of things. My family let me do what I wanted to do; they made sure I had balance in my life because I was self-driven. Listen to your kid, encourage them, and make it fun.
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Only a minute to minute relentless struggle can balance one's natural but stupefying insistence to remain unchanged.
